"If you are of a robust build, you probably get a robust-built dog because you'd want to get lots of exercise. If you are slight, you might be more likely to have a poodle because you think it needs less exercise."

Do we act like our pooches too? Probably not.

"It is quite superficial and doesn't translate to personality, so the idea of pets being like their owners is only skin deep." Workman said.